Match-box.



M. NEUMERKBL.

-MATGH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED my 2a, 1903.

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WITNESSES INVENTOH ITTORNEYS PATENTED MAY 3, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented May 3', 1904.

PATE T OFFICE.

MATCH-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 758,771, dated May 3, 1904,

Application filed May 28, 1903. Serial No. 159,076. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Max NEUMERK EL, a citia match-box of improved construction and which is also designed to serve as a cigar-cutter and which is provided with means for holding detachable advertisingor ornamental plates at the sides thereof; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in a match-box constructed as hereinafter de- I scribed and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved match-box; Fig. 2, a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 and showing the match-box open; Fig. 3, a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 41, a section on the line a 4 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 a partialsection on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

In the practice of my invention I providea match-box (a of the usual form, which is open at one end, as shown at a and closed at the other, as shown at a, the closed end portion a being composed of a separate piece or part secured to the body portion (1 and being also provided with a depression a, having a serrated surface on which an ordinary match may be scratched for the purpose of igniting the same. The body of the box a is oblong and rectangular in cross-section, and the corners thereof are provided with side cleats 5 designed for holding removable side plates 7), used as advertising or ornamental devices, and the cleats b are formed integral with plates Z)", secured to the narrower sides of the box by metal strips 0 and (Z. The metal strip 0 is provided with brads c at its opposite ends, wlnch pass through the narrower sides of the box (0 and also through the plate 6 secured thereto, and the strip (Z is secured at its upper end or adjacent to the open end of the box-a by rivets (F and at its lower end by brads d, formed integrally therewith and passed through the adjacent plate 5 and the adjacent narrower side of the box a.

The upper end of the metal strip (Z is formed into a tubular casing (1, and the end thereof is secured by the rivets (Z and the tubular casing (Z is set into the cover a of the box at one end thereof, and the said cover is adapted to turn on the tubular casing d", and said tubular casing d" is provided with a spring (Z fopmed integrally therewith and which bears on the inner side of the cover a and serves to hold it open.

Inserted into the tubular leasing (Z* is a thiniblef, which is secured to the cover 0 by a rivet f and the tubular casing (Z' is provided-at the back thereof with an opening d and the thimble f with a corresponding opening f", having a cutting edge at f, and when the cover a is in an open position, as shown in Fig. 2, the openings (Z and f register, and if the tip of a cigar be inserted through the opening d, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the cover a be closed the tip of the cigar will be cutoff, as will be readily understood, and will fall into the thimble f and may be discharged from the opened .end thereof.

The cover a is provided at its free end .with a recess 0 and the open end of the box with a corresponding lug or projection and these .parts operate as spring-catch devices for holding the cover of the box in a closedposition.

It will be understood that the body of the box and the cover 0 are both made. of spring metal and all that is necessary to open the cover is to pull upwardly or press upwardly on the free end thereof with suflicient force to disconnect the spring-catch devices 9 and g and by reason of the construction of the cylindrical casing d and its connection with the box a it has a slight spring movement, and pressure on the back thereof will open the cover 0, the spring d serving to throw the cover back when this pressure is applied.

The metal strip d at the back of the box or one of the narrower sides thereof is provided with a longitudinal opening it, and the plate 5 adjacent thereto is provided with a scratch device if, on which a safety or other match may be scratched and ignited, and by means of the cleats b ornamental plates or advertisingplates 7) may be secured to the opposite sides of the body of the box, and the sides of the box are also provided with transverse beads or ribs 71 adjacent to the ends thereof and between which the removable plates Z) fit, and these plates are secured in position by slipping them in endwise between the cleats V. The transverse beads or ribs 2' are very small in cross-section and do not interfere with the insertion of the removable plates 6 which are preferably made of spring material; but, on the other hand, said ribs or beads after said plates have been inserted serve to hold the latter in position.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A match-box oblong and rectangular in cross-section, and the wider sides of which are provided with removable plates held in place by cleats formed on strips secured to the narrower sides of said box, one of said strips being formed at the open end of the box into a tubular casing, a cover in one end of which said'tubular casing is placed and which is adapted to turn on the said casing, and a thimhle mounted in said casing and secured to said cover, said casing and said cover being provided with openings which serve as a cigar-cutter, substantially as shown and described.

2. A match-box oblong and rectangular in cross-section, removable plates mounted on the wider sides of the box, strips secured to the narrower sides of the box, and provided with cleats which hold said plate in place, one of said strips being formed at the open end of the box into a tubular casing, a cover in one end of which said tubular casing is placed and which is adapted to turn on said casing, and a thimble mounted in said casing and secured to said cover, said casing and said cover being provided with openings which serve as a cigar-cutter, and said casing being also provided with a spring which operates to hold the cover open, substantially as shown and described.

3. A match-box open at one end and closed at the other, a tubular casing at the open end of the box and at one side thereof, a thimble secured in said casing and a cover in one end of which the casing is placed and to which the thimble is secured, said casing and thimhis being each provided with an opening, substantially as shown and described.

4:. A match-box open at one end and closed at the other, a tubular casing at the open end of the box and at one side thereof, a thimble secured in said casing and a cover in one end of which the casing is placed and to which the thimble is secured, said casing and the thimble being each provided with an opening, and the casing with a spring which operates to hold the cover open, substantially as shown and described.

5. A match-box oblong and rectangular in cross-section and the wider sides of which are provided with cleats at the corners thereof formed in connection with plates secured to the narrower sides thereof, a metal strip by which one of said plates is secured in posi tion, said strip being provided with brads which are passed through the adjacent side of the box, and the other plate being secured in place by rivets and brads, substantially as shown and described.

6. A match-box provided with a hinged cover and oblong and rectangular in cross-section and the wider sides of which are provided with cleats at the corners thereof formed in connection with plates secured to the narrower sides thereof, a metal stripby which one of the said plates is secured in position, said strip being provided with brads which are passed through the adjacent side of the box and the other plate being secured in place by rivets and brads and forming part of the hinge of the cover, substantially as shown and described.

7. A match-box which is oblong and rectangular in cross-section and provided with a hinged cover, the wider sides of the box being provided with cleats at the corners formed in connection with plates secured to the narrower sides thereof, a strip placed on said plates and secured to the narrower sides of the box through said plates, one of said plates forming also a part of the hinge of the cover, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 26th day of May, 1903.

MAX NEUMERKEL.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, C. E. MULREANY. 

